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'Police beating' sparks outrage
January 07, 2011
'Police beating' sparks outrage
Tourists and Bahamians looked on in horror as a police officer allegedly beat a woman before hauling her off to jail yesterday in the area just behind the downtown straw market.
Eyewitnesses told The Nassau Guardian that the woman - identified by family members as Edena Farah - was conducting a segway tour when she was stopped by an off-duty officer and subsequently beaten for reasons that are sti...
Taxi union responds to police crackdown
October 29, 2010
Taxi union responds to police crackdown
Acting Secretary General of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union Jeffrey Murphy said yesterday that the organization does not support the harassment of tourists, but he understands why taxi drivers at Festival Place would have to make the first approach to visitors.
Murphy said with a number of other businesspeople jostling for business in the area, taxi drivers have to approach visitors if they are going t...
September 24, 2010
Paramedics accused of charging tourists for emergency treatment
Two paramedics have been suspended following claims that they forced injured tourists to pay for treatment and transport to hospital.
The actions of the two-member crew are now being investigated by bosses at Emergency Medical Services.
It is alleged that two visitors injured in a traffic accident were the victims of extortion - having been told they would have to pay up-front for treatment...
July 30, 2010
Nassau Pawn Calls for Regulation of Gold-Buying Industry
Less than one month after it re-opened following a police raid that ended with confiscated goods being returned to the store, a local pawn shop has said the time has come to regulate the quickly growing gold-buying industry in The Bahamas
Nassau prepares for world?s largest cruise ships
November 19, 2009
Nassau prepares for world?s largest cruise ships
The Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has mounted a proactive plan to prepare frontline workers for the arrival of the world?s largest cruise ships to Nassau Harbour.
Members of the Visitor Experience team within the Ministry have mobilized information and coaching sessions with small business persons in the downtown area as they prepare for the arrival of the Carnival Dream on November 19 and the ...
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